Movie

In the Cool of the Day

1963 · 89 min

A somber, slow romantic melodrama of unhappy marriages and doomed longing, heavy with regret and scenic melancholy.

Tagline: WHY DID SHE GIVE HER LOVE TO A STRANGER...?
Overview: After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece together to pursue the romance.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, betrayal, guilt, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
guilt
isolation
death
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild